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A North Ridgeville, Ohio-based physician has pleaded guilty to his role in a $14.5 million Medicare scheme, according to an April 11 news release from the Justice Department. What happened? What’s next?
The CEO of Tenet Healthcare, parent company of ASC giant United Surgical Partners International, received a 33% jump in total compensation in 2024, according to an April 11 proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Here are the…
An Ashland City, Tenn.-based physician was sentenced to three years in prison for his role in a $41 million healthcare fraud scheme, according to an April 14 news release from the Justice Department. What happened?
In November, Cardinal Health acquired a majority stake in GI Alliance for $2.8 billion, one of the largest transactions in the gastroenterology space in recent years. Here are five key takeaways from the deal: 1. The acquisition reflects a growing…
In April 2024, the Federal Trade Commission finalized a rule that would effectively ban the majority of noncompete agreements in employer contracts. The rule has since been challenged in lawsuits. Critically, in August, a federal judge in Texas issued a…
Nashville, Tenn.-based AmSurg has acquired Pinnacle Surgery Center in Covington, La., according to an April 15 press release shared with Becker’s. The 8,787-square-foot center features three operating rooms and one procedure room. The practice employs 17 physicians who specialize in…
As technological advancements create new opportunities in the ASC space, here’s a look at how three specialties are managing a shift to outpatient care: Cardiology While cardiology is one of the fastest-growing outpatient specialties, a number of roadblocks could be…
Colorectal cancer diagnoses in Puerto Rico dropped significantly during and after Hurricanes Irma and Maria, and the COVID-19 pandemic, but later rebounded, revealing troubling concerns about the possible connection between natural disasters and CRC-detection rates. An interrupted time series analysis…
As ASCs confront an escalating shortage of anesthesia providers, many leaders feel the conversation has too often fixated on surface-level symptoms — labor costs, physician vacancies and training bottlenecks — while overlooking deeper, structural contributors to the crisis. Eleven anesthesia…